Monthly Archives: May 2009

It’s a sunny holiday weekend, and a young woman’s thoughts turn to murder. Gastropod murder, in particular. I’ve been doing a lot of gardening over the past few weeks, and it’s all-out war. In addition to the usual complement of … Continue reading →

I am back in London after nearly a month away in Germany, and it is an incredible relief to be home. In my absence, the UK Parliament imploded, my seed potatoes sprouted into healthy plants, swine flu came and (possibly) … Continue reading →

Have you ever overhead a conversation that infuriated you so much that you had to physically restrain yourself from butting in? The other day, I was sitting on the morning shuttle bus that ferries people from the ISG Hotel to … Continue reading →

Popular science, as a genre of non-fiction, seems to be doing a brisk trade. Although a publishing insider one told me that the halcyon days of million pound advances for popsci authors are long over, she did add that it … Continue reading →